Konstantin Simonov
Soviet author
Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill Mikhailovich Simonov, was a Soviet author, war poet, playwright and wartime correspondent, arguably most famous for his 1941 poem "Wait for Me". Wikipedia
Born: November 28, 1915, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: August 28, 1979 (age 63 years), Moscow, Russia
Books: Wait for Me, The Living and the Dead, Kill him!, and more
Spouse: Valentina Serova (m. 1943–1957)
Children: Aleksei Simonov, Maria Simonova, and Ekaterina Simonova-Gudzenko
Parents: Princess Obolenskaya and Alexader Ivanischev
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